Bodycote Company Description

Bodycote plc provides heat treatment and thermal processing services internationally.

It operates in two business areas: Aerospace, Defence & Energy; and Automotive & General Industrial. The company offers heat treatment services, including altering the microstructure of metals and alloys, such as steel and aluminum to impart properties comprising surface hardness, temperature resistance, ductility, and strength; metal joining services consisting of electron beam welding, HIP diffusion bonding, hydrogen brazing, induction brazing, and furnace/vacuum brazing; and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) services, including isostatic pressing and HIP supporting services, as well as Powdermet technology, a manufacturing process used in the production of complex components using powder metallurgy.

It also provides surface technologies, which are used to prolong the working life of components and protect from environmental factors, such as corrosion and abrasion.

The company’s surface technologies include anodising, flame and combustion spraying, high-velocity oxygen fuel coatings, plasma spray, electric arc wire, vapor phase aluminide, liquid and ceramic coatings, and thermochemically formed ceramic coatings to enhance corrosion protection and wear resistance.

It serves automotive, aerospace and defense, energy, and general industrial markets. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom.

Bodycote plc

Country	United Kingdom
Founded	1923
Industry	Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products
Employees	4,379
CEO	James Fairbairn

Contact Details

Address: Springwood Court Macclesfield, SK10 2XF United Kingdom
Phone	44 16 2550 5300
Website	bodycote.com

Stock Details

Ticker Symbol	21T
Exchange	Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Fiscal Year	January - December
Reporting Currency	GBP
SIC Code	3390

Key Executives

Name	Position
James Fairbairn	Chief Executive Officer
Benjamin Fidler	Chief Financial Officer